EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following its inaugural year success, hilmor is excited to announce the
return of the Retool Your Future scholarship program. Designed to help
current and future HVAC/R students get the right tools in their hands
before entering the industry, the scholarship contest will now award six
grand prizes, twice as many as last year. Each winner will receive a
$5,000 scholarship, innovative hilmor tools and a trip to the 2015 AHR
EXPO in Chicago.

“hilmor created the Retool Your Future program to support the next
generation of HVAC/R technicians and help students build a successful
future in the HVAC/R industry,” said Andrea Halpin, senior marketing
manager. “Last year’s program was a great success, producing some very
inspiring stories from more than 550 submissions. We want to build on
that success by awarding more winners and expanding the contest to
Canada.”

To ensure that these aspiring HVAC/R technicians are well equipped with
the proper tools to enter the industry, hilmor is outfitting each grand
prize winner with a hilmor HVAC/R Starter Kit. This tool package
features products necessary for HVAC/R technicians entering the
industry, including the Dual Readout Thermometer, 2-Valve
Aluminum Manifold, Quick-Engage Flare and Swage Kit and a Quick-Change
Magnetic Nut Driver, as well as a 60’’ Hose Set, 9 in 1 Multi-Tool,
Tri-Tube Bender, Service Wrenches, Deburrer, Hex Key Folding Set,
Inspection Mirror and a Backpack Tool Bag. In addition, the
six scholarship winners’ schools will receive a hilmor Green Wall,
valued at $5,000, consisting of more than 40 HVAC/R tools, including
hilmor’s new line of Tubing Cutters. Available in small and large
diameter sizes, the Tubing Cutters help technicians make one-handed,
precision cuts that don’t tear, pinch or kink copper and aluminum tubes.

To enter, students who are currently enrolled in or have applied for
admission into an established, recognized HVAC/R school, can submit a
250-word essay explaining how the HVAC/R industry will “retool their
life.” For contest rules and information on how to enter, visit www.RetoolYourFuture.com. The
contest opens July 1, 2014 and closes September 30, 2014. For more
information on last year’s winners’ stories, visit hilmor’s YouTube
channel.

About hilmor

hilmor is revolutionizing the HVAC/R industry with smarter, more
effective tools and equipment. Backed by one of the largest research
investments in the history of the HVAC/R industry, hilmor is dedicated
to making technicians’ jobs easier. Located in East Longmeadow, Mass.,
hilmor is a part of the Newell Rubbermaid global portfolio of leading
brands. For more information, visit hilmor.com or follow us on Twitter
at @hilmortools
and on Facebook at facebook.com/hilmortools.